Litigation is the term used to describe the process whereby one party ("the Plaintiff") brings a claim ("proceedings") against another party or parties ("the Defendant(s)") which is heard in open court and decided upon by a judge. Solicitors advise clients on the viability or likelihood of success of such claims and handle the litigation / proceedings on their behalf.

Claims can be brought in the District, Circuit or High Court. The Supreme Court deals with appeals from decisions of the High Court. While solicitors normally handle District Court cases on their own, barristers are usually involved in the drafting of proceeding and the presentation of the case in the Circuit and High Courts.

Where necessary, the assistance of barristers ("Junior / Senior Counsel") is availed of and they are usually involved in Circuit, High and Supreme Court cases. The expertise of the firm, which is unusual in Ireland, is such that it has regularly dealt with cases in the Circuit, High and Supreme Courts without the need to involve Counsel.

The restriction on the value of claims that can be dealt with in these Courts is as follows: District - IR£5,000.00, Circuit - IR£30,000.00, and there is no limit on the jurisdiction of the High Court.

As a firm we advise on the viability of claims and process them as expeditiously and as efficiently as possible.